Resultados de búsqueda - "Agroecology"

Research futures: Projecting agricultural R&D potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean por Pardey, Philip G., Wood, Stanley, Hertford, Reed

“…It also provides new information about the spatial patterns of agricultural production and productivity in LAC— especially critical information for making informed research priority decisions given the inherent agroecological specificity of many agricultural technologies.…”
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Understanding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Uganda and Nigeria por Peterman, Amber, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Behrman, Julia A., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

“…However, productivity differences depend on the type of gender indicator used, crop-specific samples, agroecological region, and inclusion of biophysical characteristics. …”
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Overcoming malnutrition: is there an ecoregional dimension? por Sharma, Manohar, Garcia, Marito, Qureshi, Aamir, Brown, Lynn R.

“…Agroecological conditions largely determine the production potential of an agrarian area and its ability to support a number of people. …”
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Institutional options for managing rangelands por Ngaido, Tidiane, McCarthy, Nancy

“…These costs and benefits, in turn, depend on agroecological, sociocultural, and economic characteristics. …”
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Energy use and global warming potential: evaluating diverse cropping systems. A field study in Rajshahi District in Bangladesh por Saiful Islam, Cheesman, Stephanie, Maruf Hossen Shanto, Md. Arifur Rahaman, Hossain, M. Khaled, Hossain, Shakhawat, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…It is marked by challenging agroecological conditions, including high temperatures, low soil moisture retention, and erratic rainfall, leading to severe water stress. …”
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Agroforestry: Fodder Trees por Franzel, Steven, Kiptot, Evelyne, Lukuyu, Ben A.

“…Key challenges constraining the uptake of fodder trees include limited species appropriate to different agroecological zones, shortages of seed and that many farmers lack knowledge and skills needed to grow them.…”
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Agricultural and rural mechanisation in Nepal: status, issues and options for future por Gauchan, D., Shrestha, S.

“…Nepal is a small land-locked mountainous country with diverse agroecologies, culture and agriculture. Agriculture is a key source of economic growth, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability in Nepal. …”
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Evaluación del rendimiento de ajo (allium sativum L.) sin uso de insumos de síntesis química por Moreno, Facundo Javier, Carrizo, Carla Belen, Royo, Victoria, Quiroga Martinez, Julieta

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Cassava germplasm enhancement at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) por Dixon, Alfred G.O., Asiedu, Robert, Hahn, S.K.

“…Selected clones or families were included in one or more special populations set up for specific objectives, Elite broad-based populations were constituted from some entries of the special populations for specific agroecological zones. Other factors examined were procedures to improve special and broad populations, the use of wild and exotic germplasm, the support required from national agricultural research systems (NARS) and the potential benefits.…”
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Effect of extracts from nine plant species found in Africa on the mycelial growth of Aspergillus flavus Link por Cardwell, K., Dongo, L.

“…Testing to identify efficacious plant species from various agroecological zones is continuing.…”
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Duality, urbanization, and modernization of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Echeverria, Ruben G.

“…The agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is certainly not homogeneous, covering a variety of very different agroecological and climate zones, along a south-north axis.1 There are three large agricultural producers: Brazil (close to 48 percent of total agricultural production in the region on average during the 2010s), Argentina (almost 14 percent), and Mexico (about 12 percent), along with several intermediate and small producers, which, added together, have as much agricultural production as Argentina and Mexico combined. …”
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Agricultural mechanization in Tanzania por Mrema, Geoffrey C., Kahan, David G., Agyei-Holmes, Andrew

“…The country’s mechanization growth trend is fairly consistent with patterns elsewhere, with both agroecological and socioeconomic conditions as key determinants of increased mechanization. …”
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Coping with drought and food insecurity in Ethiopia por Webb, Patrick

“…Information on production, income and food consumption is disaggregated by agroecological zone (highland and lowland), and by socioeconomic strata (relatively wealthy versus poor). …”
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Agricultural mechanization policy in Bangladesh: An assessment of the phase III support program and recommendations for reform por Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Mahzab, Moogdho, Karim, Md. Aminul, Shamma, Raisa, Belton, Ben, Talukder, Md. Ruhul Amin, Kabir, Razin, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Ahmed, Akhter

“…We analyze program effectiveness and identify critical imple mentation gaps using mixed-methods research combining administrative data analysis; a representative survey of 979 Machinery Service Providers (MSPs), including 400 CH MSPs sampled across 10 districts representing Bangladesh’s major agroecological zones and mechanization intensity; panel data from over 2,000 nationally representative Boro rice–producing households; and 128 qualitative interviews to analyze program effectiveness and pinpoint critical implementation gaps.…”
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Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Diversity in Potato Production Areas in Tucumán, Argentina por Avila, Ana Lucía, Vera, M. Alejandro, Ortego, Jaime, Willink, Eduardo, Ploper, Leonardo Daniel, Conci, Vilma Cecilia

“…The aim of this work was to determine the taxonomic diversity of aphid species present in potato crops in different agroecological regions of Tucumán, Argentina. Monitoring was done by 2 methods: modified Moericke yellow water traps were used for the alatae, while the apterae were collected directly from the plants. …”
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The banana microbiome: stability and potential health indicators por Koberl, M., Dita, M., Nimusiima, J., Tumuhairwe, J.B., Kubiriba, Jerome, Staver, Charles, Berg, G.

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Effects of Xanthomonas wilt and other banana diseases on ecosystem services in banana-based agroecosystems por Ocimati, W., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Tittonell, Pablo A., Taulya, Godfrey, Blomme, Guy

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Banana-based beverages in East and Central Africa - a money-maker for rural male and female value-chain actors? por Kakuru, M., Rietveld, Anne M., Mbabazi, G., Ajambo, S.

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Ecologically sustainable technologies for management of highland banana pests in East and Central Africa por Tinzaara, William, Ocimati, W., Kubiriba, Jerome, Karamura, E.B.

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Integrating management practices to support banana production in the presence of Fusarium wilt por Pattison, A.B., Molina, A.B., Chao, C.P., Viljoen, Altus, Lindsay, S.J.

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